I had a hard time putting this book down. First we see Splash trying to convince their friend to join them on a much needed vacation. Once Pablo agrees to this, they both wind up captives in a weird looking lab. A strange looking machine appears to be the way they are able to make this trip a reality. When it sets course towards somewhere too warm, it takes some quick thinking to get out of there in one piece. Soon they arrive to their destination, but things get dangerous when they realize they aren’t alone. As this story nears its end, they get back home and end up making a new friend.

Pablo and Splash are two penguins who live in Antarctica. Pablo likes his life on the ice, but Splash wants to go on an adventure somewhere hot. They end up escaping to a scientist’s lab and jump in a time machine that takes them to a beach. However, they have gone back in time to the age of dinosaurs. Pablo and Splash must find their way back to their safe, comfortable home.

This was such a cute graphic novel. I liked how Pablo and Splash were best friends but they were opposites in many ways, which gives two perspectives. This story taught them to love their home.

Pablo and Splash is a cute children’s graphic novel!

Thank you Bloomsbury Children’s Books for providing a digital copy of this book!

In PABLO AND SPLASH, two penguins in search of a vacation end up with a lot more than what they’re asking for when they accidentally stumble into a time machine and land in the Cretaceous period. Can they successfully fend off the hungry dinosaurs and make it back to their home in Antarctica? This time traveling themed graphic novel has a fun pair of protagonists—the feisty and adventurous Splash and more practical and pragmatic—and a mix of adventure combined with scientific facts that will keep young readers engaged and laughing.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for sharing an eARC of the book with me.

"Pablo and Splash" is a middle grade graphic novel by Sheena Dempsey. Penguins Pablo and Splash plan to go on a vacation because Splash is just too darn cold. When they fall down a hole into the underground laboratory of a scientist, the end up in a time traveling pod that takes them at first "somewhere hot" (almost into the sun) and then back to Earth, but back in time when dinosaurs roamed! A fun and colorful graphic novel and a good purchase for middle grade collections.

My son is a first grader, and he has been a reluctant reader since he was a baby. As a teacher mama, it breaks my heart when I can’t get him to read with me. I downloaded this book to read with him one night, and he sat with me for the Whittier book. It has humor, crazy characters, and dinosaurs. He loved it!

This is a krilly delightful graphic novel about two penguins, one that really wants to go on vacation and one that is very supportive friend. While heading to talk to the scientists in Antarctica Splash falls down a hole and Pablo soon follows. They end up in a scientist's secret lab where they hide in her time machine thinking she's evil. They travel to the Sun and then back to the Cretaceous Period. Dodging dinosaurs and missing krill pop Splash and Pablo are able to safely return ready for more adventures in the future. A great graphic novel for early or reluctant readers with some true facts added in for fun. Great colors and fun pictures, this will entertain readers and wish for more.

This is a children’s graphic novel about two penguins who want a vacation but somehow end up with dinosaurs instead.

This was a great story! I thought it was very funny and I laughed a lot while reading it. I bet kids will really like the humor in this one. I loved the illustrations as well. They were very cute and colorful.

There was also some facts in here that will help kids learn. They will learn about dinosaurs and penguins in this one.

Overall, a great graphic novel that I would recommend!

Thanks so much to netgalley and Bloomsbury for the arc of this one in exchange for an honest review!